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Post by Wolfgang on May 1, 2019 21:56:24 GMT -5
My friend is a first violinist with the Boston Symphony, she gigs incessantly, teaches at BC and is in a string quartet. Talking to her is like talking to someone who plays pro sports. Her back, shoulder, arm, and neck are shot. She is in constant pain bitt she can't sp, this is her career. Notice the hunched back syndrome (also called postural kyphosis) that tends to plague many keyboard players. When you are young you think you can do anything and the body tends to hold up. After about 30 the slide downward begins and chronic fatigue takes over often leading to pain and self medication. Glenn Gould was known for his bad posture. He even cut some inches from the four legs of his piano stool to be more "sunk" in.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 1, 2019 21:58:50 GMT -5
And here's Bill Evans, a jazz pianist, also known for his bad posture:
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Post by Wolfgang on May 1, 2019 22:03:13 GMT -5
Schroeder from Peanuts also suffered:
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Post by hammer on May 1, 2019 22:39:35 GMT -5
Schroeder was a horrible role model, but to be fair he played one of the few mini-grands.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 2, 2019 16:41:56 GMT -5
Most people think the following is from some horror film. It's actually Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 2, 2019 17:15:00 GMT -5
Probably the best scene in The Shawshank Redemption. "Sull'aria" (aka Letter Duet) from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 2, 2019 17:34:44 GMT -5
A brief "music appreciation" lesson for the laymen in the film Amadeus, where Salieri "analyzes" Mozart's Serenade No. 10 in Bb Major for Winds (K. 361):
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Post by Wolfgang on May 2, 2019 21:59:10 GMT -5
From Amadeus (1984), a small and very brief sample of some of Mozart's genius:
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Post by vup on May 2, 2019 22:01:40 GMT -5
I love Amadeus.
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Post by ironhammer on May 2, 2019 22:31:41 GMT -5
Great movie. I love this scene:
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Post by mln59 on May 3, 2019 10:56:15 GMT -5
i like classical music. i want to be among the cultured elite!
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Post by nowhereman on May 3, 2019 14:06:52 GMT -5
How about favorite recordings of favorite works?
I can start with three:
1. Beethoven's Violin Concerto by the Vienna Philharmonic with Yehudi Menuhin as soloist 2. Beethoven's symphony #5 by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein 3. Dvorak's Symphony #9 "From the New World" by the New York Phil with Bernstein as conductor
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Post by hammer on May 3, 2019 14:29:28 GMT -5
i like classical music. i want to be among the cultured elite! To join us, you must present yourself. This would be similar to a debutante ball or cotillion for young ladies. Here, we are looking for evidence of your musical culture and sophistication. Did you know that Clara Wieck (later Clara Schumann) was one of the greatest pianists of the 19th century and she was a child prodigy. Clara Schumann's compositions, although relatively few, and mainly written for the piano, have become increasingly popular.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 3, 2019 14:59:12 GMT -5
Speaking of Schumann, the famous composer Robert Schumann suffered from some sort of mental illness. Died in his late 40s in a mental asylum. I generally don’t enjoy playing Schumann’s works. Something about the fingering in combination with the notes drives me mad sometimes. You can’t truly understand unless you played some piano. Some composers’ works are fun to play while others are not — and it has nothing to do with the difficulty.
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Post by nowhereman on May 3, 2019 15:00:07 GMT -5
Can I indulge in a list of more favorite recordings - in no particular order:
1. Dvorak Cello concerto (Berlin Philharmonic - conducted by Von Karajan with Rostropovich as soloist)} 2. Copland Appalachian Spring (NY Phil conducted by Bernstein) 3. Rachmaninoff Piano concerto #2 (NY Phil - Bernstein - Graffman soloist) 4. Dvorak Symphony #8 (Berlin - Rafael Kubelik conductor)
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